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Art and Cognition

Converse’s certificate in Art and Cognition is designed to complement many of our programs and can be particularly valuable to psychology, art therapy, marketing and music therapy students.

Research in cognitive neuroscience is an expanding and cutting-edge field. Today we are able to measure and quantify almost anything, and scientists are using this data to predict human behavior. Reactions to art and music are especially fascinating and rewarding to explore and study. Many companies are using cognitive neuroscience to create predictive models of consumer behavior for developing their marketing strategies.

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  • Certificate in Art and Cognition

The Art and Cognition certificate incorporates basic courses with a selection of Art and/or Psychology courses. Multiple electives are offered to design a program relevant to your area of interest, with laboratory experience at the center of the certificate program.

You will have the opportunity to participate in cutting edge neuroscience and cognition research utilizing Converse’s on-campus electroencephalogram (EEG) laboratory. Multiple electives are offered within this certificate so you may design a program relevant to your area of interest.

This twelve-hour certificate incorporates courses in music, art therapy, music therapy and psychology along with graphic design and music media courses. This unique blend is instrumental as you design your art cognition lab experiments since digital images and recordings need to be manipulated and edited. The EEG laboratory experience is a key advantage of the certificate.

Dr. Donald Scott, a Converse visiting scholar and faculty emeritus (Psychology) from Wofford College, has donated this EEG laboratory to the campus, including an eye movement tracker for our students. Dr. Scott specializes in overseeing our student’s research in this field.

Converse faculty has connections with major research scientists such as Paul Nunez and Ani Patel, and at institutions such as Tulane University, University of California Santa Barbara, University of California Irvine, Stanford University, McGill University, Cornell, Bowman-Gray Medical School, Wake Forest University, and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. This gives Converse Arts and Cognition students ample opportunities for networking in this field.

Upon graduation, you will have an operational grasp of perception, cognition and scientific objectivity as they engage with the arts.

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In our on-campus electroencephalogram (EEG) laboratory, you will design experiments, operate equipment, gather data and apply computer hardware and software to analyze the data collection. As part of the lab experience, you’ll get to interact with technology experts, practitioners in professional laboratories and business environments, and with potential employers.

A recent study by Converse faculty and students earned a South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (SCICU) Research Grant, and a student completing an EEG/eye tracking art study recently presented at the Southeastern Psychological Association (SEPA) conference in Florida.

Converse’s twelve-hour certificate in Art and Cognition can be completed in one year. The certificate requires basic courses and includes a selection of art and/or psychology courses to be chosen by the student and her faculty advisor.

Multiple electives are offered to design a program relevant to the student’s area of interest with the laboratory experience at the center of the certificate program. Students will work with their advisor to coordinate courses and sequencing in the certificate program.

View the Art & Cognition Certificate requirements.

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